This post is about religious pastors and government restriction. Does anyone know how pertinent it is?
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Thanks for the response. It's nice to hear what actually goes on.
Happy to provide information where I can.
I'll add a few notes to my original statement.
A great example of how much a church can actually get away with is the Westboro Baptist Church. They still have tax exempt status.
What is the solution? I'd argue that more pastors and churches need to know the rules on what can and can't be done. A lot of pastors are hesitant because they lack the knowledge on what can happen. Unless somebody like Beto O'Rourke gets into the white house (and is able to convince the house and Senate to agree), speaking out against abortion (or other issues) is permissable. Whereas holding an anti-abortion rally, that's likely to get you in trouble.
As a churchgoing individual, you can volunteer and donate to candidates, but if there is any reason to believe that the church or pastor is encouraging people to do so, that's a no-go. Another issue being that there is a level of vagueness when it comes to 501c3s. Can't tell people to vote Trump from the pulpit, but what if I see my pastor wearing a MAGA hat. Some would argue that's influencing people. So again, the actual dangers are significantly less than the perceived dangers, but if you get the wrong government worker on the wrong day, you could be out of luck. Because that is just the truth of the matter, people will always be a little bit more hesitant than necessary.
Great stuff, thanks again.